In the Courts: Nov. 21Rachelle Abbott pleaded guilty to minor in possession or consumption of alcohol. Abbott was sentenced to 30 days in jail (30 suspended) and fined $1,000 ($500 suspended) and had her license revoked for six months and ordered to complete 96 hours of community work service and ordered to comply with recommendations of alcohol screening and placed on probation for one year. Troy D Childers pleaded guilty to attempted...

Frontier Baptist Church hosts ‘Gathering’Quiet neighborhoods in old Kodiak on Sunday morning meant that the residents were in church – not in bed. After church, they enjoyed a Sunday dinner, often with guests, napped, visited, took a ride and by six o’clock, they grabbed their Bibles and headed back to sanctuary for Sunday evening services. By mid-week the faithful were in church again for refreshment and rejuvenation. Their minds and hearts were challen...

Amazing Nature: Sustainable fisheries factor in ‘happiness index’This semester, I am both teacher and student. I signed up for an online class from UAS titled “Local and Global sustainability.” It makes me view the issues of our times and my own actions from a different angle. First off we discussed at length how a sustainability approach integrates the five domains of Environment, Economy, Socio-cultural, Policy, and Technology. If you were to change your approach to how to ma...

Alutiiq Word of the Week: Nuniaq — Old HarborNuniaq Old Harbor Nuniarmiuq-qaa ellpet? Are you an Old Harbor person? The community of Old Harbor (Nuniaq) has its origins in the era of Russian conquest. In 1784, Russian traders massacred several hundred Alutiiq men, women, and children at Refuge Rock, a tiny island off the eastern coast of Sitkalidak Island. In Alutiiq, this sacred place is known as Awa’uq: to become numb. To many it represents a dramatic turn...

Kodiak wrestling reloads for new seasonVeteran wrestling coach Pat Costello doesn’t beat around the bush when assessing Kodiak’s 2014-2015 team. “It will be a growing season,” the Bears’ assistant coach and former head coach said. If kids progress like they have in the past we should be OK. We won’t be a strong contender, but we will be OK.” That is what happens when a team only returns three state place winners from a year ago, and loses several key c...

Truck catches fire downtownIf you think the truck that caught fire Wednesday on Shelikof Street is part of a drill for firefighters, think again. The owner, who did not want to be identified, said he started his 1985 Ford F250 and left it to warm up as he made a phone call while in the Pacific Seafoods employee parking lot. He turned around three minutes later to see smoke coming out of the engine and flames slithering from under the hood. ...